🍞 Homemade Dinner Rolls – Soft, Fluffy, and Irresistible!
These dinner rolls are light, buttery, and perfect alongside soup, salad, or even your morning coffee.
🧾 Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1¼ cups warm milk
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp salt
🖌️ For Brushing:
- 1 egg white + 2 tbsp water (for egg wash before baking)
- 2 tbsp melted butter (for brushing after baking)
👩🍳 Instructions:
🍩 Classic Yeast Donuts – Fluffy & Sugar-Coated
Crispy outside, fluffy inside – these homemade donuts are simple and delicious!
🧾 Ingredients:
- 1 pack (2¼ tsp) rapid rise yeast
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup warm milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4½ cups all-purpose flour
- Oil for frying
👩🍳 Instructions:
- Activate Yeast: In a large bowl, combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy.
- Make Dough: Add eggs, butter, salt, and flour. Mix and knead until smooth.
- Let Rise: Cover and rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Cut Donuts: Divide dough in half. Roll out to ¼-inch thickness and cut with a donut cutter.
- Fry: Heat oil in a deep pan (about 3 inches deep). Fry donuts until golden brown. Drain on paper towels or wire rack.
- Coat: Roll warm donuts in white sugar or finish with glaze or cinnamon sugar.
🍕 Easy Homemade Pizza Dough
This simple dough gives you the perfect base for any pizza night—crispy, chewy, and ready for your favorite toppings.
🧾 Ingredients:
- 1 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¾ cup warm water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp salt
👩🍳 Instructions:
- Activate Yeast: Stir together yeast, sugar, and warm water. Let rest for 5 minutes until frothy.
- Make Dough: Combine flour and salt. Add yeast mixture and oil. Stir until combined, then knead for 5–7 minutes.
- First Rise: Cover and let dough rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Shape: Punch down dough. For thin crust, divide in two. Roll out to desired thickness.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat to 475°F (245°C). Let rolled dough rest 15 minutes.
- Assemble & Bake: Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet. Add toppings and bake for 12–15 minutes until golden and bubbly.
🧁 Final Thoughts
Whether you’re craving pillowy-soft dinner rolls, sugar-dusted fluffy donuts, or a crisp, chewy pizza crust, these homemade dough recipes are essentials every home cook should have in their back pocket.
✨ Versatile, budget-friendly, and crowd-pleasing, each recipe uses basic ingredients but delivers bakery-level results. Plus, making your own dough from scratch is incredibly satisfying—and often way tastier than store-bought!
Take your time, enjoy the process, and don’t be afraid to get your hands floury. Your kitchen is about to smell amazing. 🍞🍩🍕